Quentin Peel |

The UK will have to accept the “level playing field” that Brussels demands to finish negotiations in 2020. The only alternative is to crash out after all.

There’s no chance of agreeing a trade deal by end-2020. So either PM will renege on promise not to extend the transition or we’ll crash out.

Johnson is in danger of over-estimating the German Chancellor’s desire to reach a sensible solution to Brexit - just like his predecessors.

Donald Tusk is emerging as a true hero amidst Brexit chaos. He reminds us European values mean respect for democracy and citizens’ rights.

All who want to hold a People’s Vote and stay in EU should welcome opportunity these elections offer, and start preparing now.

Northern Ireland secretary says a no-deal Brexit would make a border poll in Northern Ireland more likely. But so would Theresa May’s withdrawal deal.

A hard Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement are not compatible. No amount of parliamentary manoeuvring can hide that uncomfortable reality.

Fishing communities must beware that they will become just another negotiating chip in the final haggling for a future trade deal with EU.

The deal proposed by Theresa May will leave the UK as a rule-taker, not a rule-maker, for the foreseeable future.

German chancellor’s decision to step down as party leader will leave Berlin politics in turmoil with little room to compromise on Brexit.

Customs and immigration are hopelessly unprepared for no deal, or even an end deal that is still shrouded in mystery and confusion.

Survey of staff by the Francis Crick Institute shows no one trusts the government to deliver a decent deal for the cutting edge UK research.